What was found
DURING A MAINTENANCE VISIT, FOUND FITTING CRACKED PAST LIMITATIONS AT, STA 520 BETWEEN LONGERONS 27 LEFT AND 28 LEFT. SUBSTITUTION OF 7050T73511 EXTRUDED BAR STOCK FOR (P/N 3641556) FORGING.
- Difficulty date
- September 4, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8079U
- Make and model
- Doug DC871F
- Aircraft serial
- 45947
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 3641556
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 520
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.